Barthel index in TAVR patients – a novel use of an old score
This is the first analysis evaluating the prognostic value of BI on long-term survival after TAVR. Albeit assessing only the patient's functional status and no detailed medical history, BI is a strong discriminator for frail patients. Moreover, it allows identification of patients at higher risk of mortality within the first 4 years after TAVR and should therefore be considered for evaluation of patients with severe AS.
Authors
- Kornelia Löw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6425-8946)
- Sebastian Sadoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1796-4434)
- Konstantin Stark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5369-8399)
- Julius Steffen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8807-7365)
- Magda Haum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5241-4692)
- Hans Theiß (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7298-1990)
- J Fischer
- S Massberg
- Lukas Weyde
- Jörg Hausleiter
- Konstantinos Rizas
Institutions
- LMU Klinikum (DE)
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Research in Cardiology
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-026-02854-1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00